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The Project

This video artwork will explore the exact moment when a creative act turns destructive: when a playful or loving touch becomes something more violent, when a caress becomes a slap.
Looking directly at these turning points can be an uncomfortable experience. But looking directly can also provide a unique vantage point from which to examine our motivations, our humanity and the consequences of our actions.
"That Moment" will be screened, appropriately, in an abattoir—a building that once signified a full spectrum of activity ranging from slaughter to sustenance. Using the visual and acoustical properties of hambone music and body percussion, the video will develop, explore and examine the precise moment when one kind of gesture turns, almost alchemically, into its opposite.

The Artists

Originally trained as an art historian, Governor General’s Award–winning artist Max Dean creates kinetic sculptural installations that mix digital and analog technologies to create ingenious, interactive work. Jared Raab is a cinematographer, editor and director whose projects have screened around the world at festivals like TIFF, Sundance, Rotterdam and Locarno.